About Dr. Andrew Pucker:
Dr. Pucker earned his OD, MS, and PhD degrees from The Ohio State University, and he is currently an Assistant Professor and the Director of Clinical Research and Myopia Control at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Dr. Pucker has been the Principal Investigator of a National Eye Institute funded project related to myopia development, and he currently manages other funded projects related to refractive error, dry eye, and contact lenses. He is a Fellow and Diplomate of the American Academy of Optometry, Fellow of the Scleral Lens Education Society, and Fellow of the British Contact Lens Association. He has also received a number of others honors, which include two William C. Ezell Fellowships, the Irvin M. and
Beatrice Borish Award, the Association of Schools & Colleges of Optometry’s Rising Star Award, and being named as an Emerging Vision Scientist by the Alliance for Eye and Vision Research.
